Ep 23: The Courage to Begin Again: From new jobs, to new businesses, to choosing new careers

Amina Change Your Life

All change requires some level of courage, confidence, trust, and faith. But not all of us naturally feel confident. Some of that, particularly for historically excluded folks like women, POC, the LGBTQIA+ community, those with disabilities, those of varied sizes, and of varied immigration status, our confidence is often impacted by systemic oppression. If we don’t see people like us in spaces we want to be in we usually question ourselves, our abilities, and our belonging. So how do we build confidence in an unjust world? I’ve got 10 hot tips for you!

In this episode, you will be able to:

• Debunk the myth of imposter syndrome. Hint: it’s a major distraction.

• Learn a step by step approach to building confidence over time.

• Strengthen your inner voice.

• Practice kindness and self-compassion, making confidence-building more attainable.

• Cultivate a strong support network to help achieve your goals and reach your full potential.

• Concentrate on positive change to develop confidence and effective leadership within broken systems.

The key moments in this episode are:

00:00:00 - The Problem with Imposter Syndrome 00:01:37 - Courage and Confidence for Change 00:04:10 - Reframing Imposter Syndrome 00:08:49 - Confidence with a Capital C is a Myth 00:11:07 - Owning Your Genius 00:12:53 - Lowering the Bar and Celebrating Yourself 00:13:21 - Trusting Your Intuition 00:14:29 - Practicing Kindness and Self-Compassion 00:15:24 - Building Your Cheering Squad 00:16:08 - Leading Your Movement

The Resources in this Episode Are:

Reshma Saujani’s TED Talk

Reshma Saujani’s Smith College Commencement Speech

Brittney Packnett Cunningham TED Talk on Confidence

Fear-Sorting Worksheet

Three E’s Exercise

Quotes

Trust your gut and intuition. Your experience, your intelligence, and your instincts will lead you where you need to go. - Amina AlTai

82% of people will feel imposter syndrome in their lifetime, but we don't have to. If 82% of people feel it, it's impossible to believe that it's about individual inadequacy. I think it has much more to do with structural inequality. - Amina AlTai

We are enough. Focusing on our own alleged inadequacy is a distraction from the broken system. We need to focus less on fixing ourselves and more on shifting a broken world. Please let this be your invitation to galvanize your courage and confidence for something that lifts us all. - Amina AlTai

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